109 – Prayer – Intention on the Spiritual Journey

I was looking over some material on prayer we are going to be reading in our class at church and came across this statement from Don Saliers, “Prayer is essential to ‘the call to holiness at the heart of the … Continue reading

108 – Rule of Life – Intention on the Spiritual Journey

I hope you found something interesting and helpful in the links I sent last week.  I trust I did not overwhelm you. Before we leave our thinking about “Rule and Rhythm of Life” for the moment, I want to share … Continue reading

106 – Spiritual Practice – Intention on the Spiritual Journey

What nourishes you?  What spiritual practice or practices are the most treasured sources of nurture for you?  What do you return to again and again to “connect” you with God?  What, is missing during the day, makes the day feel … Continue reading

105 – Prayer – Intention on the Spiritual Journey

A few days ago I came across these few sentences of Kallistos Ware and it struck me at the time as some how very appropriate as we celebrate Independence Day.  See if you agree. ‘The principal thing is to stand … Continue reading

104 – Rule of Life – Intention on the Spiritual Journey

I am still thinking about Sabbath this week and I am wondering if it has ever been fully part of my routine.  And that got me to wondering what is my normal routine through the day, through the week, even … Continue reading

101 – Spiritual Formation – Intention on the Spiritual Journey

The other day I was going over definitions of “spiritual formation” (and spiritual practices/disciplines) that I have shared here and then Monday I came across a  blog post by Jayne Davis titled “String Theory.” http://www.abpnews.com/blog/spiritual-formation/string-theory-2012-06-01/ The first sentence got my … Continue reading

100 – Poetry – Intention on the Spiritual Journey

I came across these lines from the T. S. Eliot poem “The Dry Salvages” a few weeks ago when I was looking through the book Simplicity by Richard Rohr, These are only hints and guesses, Hints followed by guesses; And … Continue reading